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5 December, 2025

The long way back home – my photo of the year 2025

By Julian Tanase

In September 2025 I was traveling for business in the SE of Romania. Given the good weather, I decided to travel by car, although distances are not a joke in these parts. As a s...

Sunset light grazing a church roof, steeple, clouds and then reflecting off the moon

4 December, 2025

A Vast Illumination – My photograph of the year 2025

By Dave Powell

Just a glance at this vast illumination showed me how hard light has to hustle to deliver our personal realities. Blasting along at 186,282 miles a second, rays from the sun set...

A square image of A Covered shopping arcade in the evening

3 December, 2025

A Covered shopping arcade in the evening – My Favorite Photo of 2025

By Keith A Yeo

2025 involved me traveling a bit for work and pleasure. On one particular trip, my partner accompanied me to Prague and Vienna for a few days before she flew back and I remained...

1 December, 2025

Relentless – A One Shot Story

By Andrea Monti

When in Tokyo, I don’t go to Shibuya unless I have a specific errand to run. Least of the usual ‘things are not what they used to be’ lament, the place never s...

30 November, 2025

A Guitarist – My photo of the year 2025

By Alexandre Kreisman

Okay, okay, I know the year isn’t quite perfect, but we’re close! And let’s be honest, after the last couple of years I’ve had, I think we deserve to cel...

28 November, 2025

Spicy Gossip – My best photo of 2025

By Tony Warren

This is a shot from a visit to the local Farmers’ Market and gives me the most satisfaction, just about. The atmosphere there is always very sociable, with numerous eating optio...

26 November, 2025

One By Four – A One Shot Story Told by Four Photographers – Part 3

By Dean Lawrence

After Scott Ferguson and David Hume’s posts a short while back and the comments within them, I was surprised to be asked to contribute. Surprised and terrified to be hones...

26 November, 2025

No Kings – My photo of the year (so far) 2025

By Art Meripol

This photo was also part of a recent post I shared here on 35mmc. Apologies for sharing it twice in quick succession, but this image also fits the idea of my favorite photo of t...

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